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Colin M. McDonald · Criminal Defense Attorney
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Colin M. McDonald is on California’s State Bar roll, #286561, admitted in 2012; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Washington. Practice areas listed in the registry: Criminal Defense. 25 case appearances are listed on this profile. The employer on the official record is Department of Justice. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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The record
| State Bar number | #286561 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 2012 |
| Law school | California Western SOL |
| Firm | Department of Justice |
| Location | Washington |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Martin Sandoval | Counsel for the respondent | 710 F. App'x 293 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 January 2018 |
| United States v. Fredi Vargas-Estudillo | Counsel for the respondent | 706 F. App'x 434 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 December 2017 |
| United States v. Pedro Anaya-Granados | Counsel for the respondent | 706 F. App'x 410 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 December 2017 |
| United States v. Ascencion Hernandez-Jimenez | Counsel for the respondent | 702 F. App'x 646 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 November 2017 |
| United States v. Rosales-Aguilar | Counsel for the respondent | 700 F. App'x 769 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 November 2017 |
| United States v. Jorge Ausencio Gil-Velasquez | Counsel for the respondent | 699 F. App'x 729 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 October 2017 |
| United States v. Iris Deras-Elias | Counsel for the respondent | 698 F. App'x 338 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 October 2017 |
| United States v. Peralta-Sanchez | Counsel for the respondent | 868 F.3d 852 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 August 2017 |
| United States v. Rufino Peralta-Sanchez | Counsel for the respondent | 705 F. App'x 542 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 August 2017 |
| United States v. Jose Romero-Payan | Counsel for the respondent | 696 F. App'x 245 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 August 2017 |
| United States v. Alexandro Necochea-Varela | Counsel for the respondent | 702 F. App'x 564 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 July 2017 |
| United States v. Ervin Maldonado-Gomez | Counsel for the respondent | 689 F. App'x 571 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 April 2017 |
| United States v. Jose Castillo | Counsel for the respondent | 687 F. App'x 598 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 April 2017 |
| United States v. Raul Mendez-Bello | Counsel for the respondent | 678 F. App'x 508 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 February 2017 |
| United States v. Fernando Cruz-Mercado | Counsel for the respondent | 675 F. App'x 646 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 January 2017 |
| United States v. Daisy Figueroa | Counsel for the respondent | 675 F. App'x 761 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2017 |
| United States v. Reyna Negrete | Counsel for the respondent | 675 F. App'x 760 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2017 |
| United States v. Luis Rodriguez-Munoz | Counsel for the respondent | 655 F. App'x 529 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 July 2016 |
| United States v. Hugo Montes De Oca | Counsel for the respondent | 656 F. App'x 831 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 July 2016 |
| United States v. Antonio Herrera Reyes | Counsel for the respondent | 654 F. App'x 311 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 June 2016 |
| United States v. Paulino Zavala-Garcia | Counsel for the respondent | 647 F. App'x 792 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 April 2016 |
| United States v. Elizabeth Corral | Counsel for the respondent | 633 F. App'x 491 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 March 2016 |
| United States v. Raul Banuelos-Estrada | Counsel for the respondent | 644 F. App'x 751 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 March 2016 |
| United States v. Mario Sotelo-Ayala | Counsel for the respondent | 633 F. App'x 393 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 January 2016 |
| United States v. Emilio Reyes-Bosque | Counsel for the respondent | 624 F. App'x 529 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 December 2015 |
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On the official record
The employer on the official record is Department of Justice.
The law school on the record is California Western School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2012 · 14 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Criminal Defense.
25 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Washington, DC, outside California; the California licence is unaffected by where the attorney keeps an office.
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